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. 2022 Nov 17;27(22):7978.
doi: 10.3390/molecules27227978.

Differences in Chemical Constituents between Dalbergia oliveri Heartwood and Sapwood and Their Effect on Wood Color

Liuming Wei  1 , Ruoke Ma  1 , Yunlin Fu  1
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Differences in Chemical Constituents between Dalbergia oliveri Heartwood and Sapwood and Their Effect on Wood Color

Liuming Wei et al. Molecules. .

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to characterize and quantify the chemical constituents of heartwood and sapwood of Dalbergia oliveri extract in order to investigate the chemical components that determine the formation of heartwood's color. In this work, the types of pigments in heartwood and sapwood extract were analyzed using UV-Visible (UV) Spectrophotometer, and the main pigment components of heartwood and sapwood extract were identified and quantified using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS). The results showed that the difference in content of the main components between heartwood and sapwood of Dalbergia oliveri was slight, and the lignin structure between heartwood and sapwood is basically identical; flavonoid pigments were found to be the primary chromophoric components of heartwood and sapwood extract. However, a total of 21 flavonoids were identified in heartwood and sapwood, of which the unique substances to heartwood were vitexin, isorhamnetin, and pelargonidin, and the content of isoliquiritigenin, formononetin, and biochanin A were 253, 37, and 583 times higher in the heartwood than in the sapwood, respectively, which could be the main pigment components affecting the significant color difference between heartwood and sapwood of Dalbergia oliveri. These results will provide a foundation for revealing the underlying mechanism of color difference between heartwood and sapwood and provide a theoretical basis for wood coloring.

Keywords: Dalbergia oliveri; heartwood; pigment composition; wood color.

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Figure 1
Infrared spectrum of Klason lignin of D. oliveri.
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Figure 2
UV spectrum of D. oliveri heartwood and sapwood extract. (a) petroleum ether layer, (b) water layer, (c) ethyl acetate layer.
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Figure 3
Chemical structure and fragmentation pathways of (a) orientin, (b) scrophulein, and (c) diosmetin.
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Figure 4
Chemical structure and fragmentation pathways of (a) ononin, (b) daidzin, and (c) biochanin A.
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Figure 5
Chemical structure and fragmentation pathways of isorhamnetin.
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Figure 6
Chemical structure and fragmentation pathways of liquiritigenin.
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Figure 7
Chemical structure and fragmentation pathways of isoliquiritigenin.
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Figure 8
Chemical structure and fragmentation pathways of pelargonidin.
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